Local wildlife rescue builds new nesting platform for baby bald eagles
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WXXV) — A local wildlife rescue is helping two baby bald eagles on Singing River Island in Pascagoula after their nesting platform was destroyed.
Woodside Wildlife Rescue spent the day building a brand new nesting platform for the two baby bald eagles they recently took in.
They say the eaglets were found on the ground near an 80-foot-tall nesting platform which they had made into their home. The birds, which are around six-weeks-old, fell from the nest when a storm over the weekend heavily damaged it.
“They got blown down and they were on the ground. They weren’t flighted. They couldn’t take off and fly and get back up with mom anywhere. So, they called us out to come pick them up, and we got out here yesterday afternoon and we were able to retrieve the babies from the wooded area right behind us,” said Alison Sharpe with Woodside Wildlife. “Were trying to get them put back with mom because that’s the best thing that we can possibly do with them. So, we got permission to build this platform back behind us, and we’re hoping that we’re gonna get those babies put on there and they’ll stay up there. Mom has been circling around here and there, so we know that the parents are out here, and hopefully, we can get them reunited.”
One of the baby bald eagles was able to be placed in the new nest on Thursday.
“We want to make sure that they feel comfortable up there when we put them up there, and this is a temporary thing. Once these birds fledge this area and they’re able to fly, they will not come back here to this platform, or even the one up there if it was still intact. They’ll be flying around and landing on one of the trees and stuff. But, the parents will come back next year to the same area, because that’s just what they do. The babies by that time will be on their own, and the parents will run them off, out of this area anyway,” Sharpe said.
Unfortunately, when the wildlife rescuers went to place the second baby eagle into the new nest, they found it had a broken leg and kept the eagle in their care for the time being. The baby was taken back to the vet for the fracture and will be sent to Magnolia Wildlife in Olive Branch, Mississippi for continued rehabilitation.
Woodside Wildlife says they are hoping to obtain a sponsor for the baby bald eagle. If you are interested in the supporting the bird through its recovery journey, reach out to Magnolia Wildlife at 901-254-4295 or magnoliawildliferehab@gmail.com.
